Wartburg’s Utley Named Iowa Conference Player of the Week

Wartburg Knights baseball player DJ Utley was named the Iowa Conference Male Athlete of the week. It marks the second time that Utley has received this honor.

Utley, a senior first baseman for the Wartburg Knights, hit .500 (10-of-20) with a .700 slugging percentage as Wartburg won four of six games the week of March 30, 2015.

Early in the week, Wartburg (No. 10 ABCA/Collegiate Baseball, No. 14 NCBWA/D3baseball.com) swept a doubleheader against Luther. Over the weekend, the Knights split with No. 14/17 Buena Vista.

Utley finished the week with a double, a home run, nine RBIs, five runs scored and drew seven walks.

Utley went 1-for-5 with an RBI and three walks in the Luther doubleheader, then capped the week with a 9-for-15 effort against the Beavers.

He drove in four in an 8-3 series-opening win on April 3, then rapped four hits with an RBI and three runs scored as Wartburg took game two, 14-6.

He had a double and walked twice in a 5-4 loss in the third game of the series, then finished the week with an RBI single and a 2-run home run in a 10-9 in the series finale.

The Knights' first baseman also was honored by the Iowa Conference as the Male Player of the Week just two weeks prior.